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Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The worldwide spread of coronavirus and its significant negative impact on the Global Economy represents a powerful illustration of the perils of forecasting. Countries in lockdown, Financial Markets in turmoil this isnt the way 2020 was supposed to pan out. An opportune moment then for my guest today. Acclaimed writer and businesswoman margaret heffernan, to publish a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty . Margaret heffernan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I think we would all like to believe that as Human Knowledge expands, particularly with technology, our ability to forecast the future accurately improves. Is it your contention that that is not true . It isnt my contention that it isnt true. Definitely, our capacity to forecast many things has improved, specifically the weather although it may not often feel that way. But i think what has happe
Now on bbc news, hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The worldwide spread of coronavirus and its significant negative impact on the Global Economy represents a powerful illustration of the perils of forecasting. Countries in lockdown, Financial Markets in turmoil this isnt the way 2020 was supposed to pan out. An opportune moment then for my guest today. Acclaimed writer and businesswoman margaret heffernan, to publish a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty . Margaret heffernan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I think we would all like to believe that as Human Knowledge expands, particularly with technology, our ability to forecast the future accurately improves. Is it your contention that that is not true . It isnt my contention that it isnt true. Definitely, our capacity to forecast many things has improved, specifically the weather although it may not often feel that way. But i think what has happened
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. The worldwide spread of coronavirus and its significant negative impact on the Global Economy represents a powerful illustration of the perils of forecasting. Countries in lockdown, Financial Markets in turmoil, this isnt the way 2020 was supposed to turn out. An opportune moment, then, for my guest today, acclaimed writer and businesswoman margaret heffernan, to publish a book challenging the fertilisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty . There margaret heffernan, welcome to hardtalk. I think we would all like to believe thatis think we would all like to believe that is Human Knowledge expands, particularly with technology, our ability to forecast the future accurately improves. Is it your contention that that is not true . It isnt my contention that it isnt true. Definitely, our capacity to forecast many things has improved, specifically the weather although it may not ofte